PREMIUMS 
TWO THIRDS of a CENTURY 
(L/xp&itence, Sewlce, tfrdeqrttu! 
S.D. 
NEB 
WIS. 
We have shipped more pounds of 
nursery stock direct to consumers 
than any other nursery in America 
With an Your choice, either one of the following: 
Order 1 COLORADO SPRUCE SPECIMEN. 3-4 ft. 
Amounting 16 CHOICE ROSES. (2 each: Prea. Herb. H 
To S25J00 Chas. K. Douglas, Briarcliff, Red Radiance, 
_ , I-1 Radiance, Dorothy Perkins, Ezcelsa and 
Or More Perkins. 
ONE OF OUR SEVERAL BIG FIELDS OF NORTHERN-GROWN 
Evergreens Win Again! 
THE NATIONAL YARD AND GAR¬ 
DEN CONTEST Winner Uses Ever¬ 
greens To Beautify His Home and 
Grounds. (See “Better Homes St Gar¬ 
dens" April, 1936.) 
With an 
Order 
Amounting 
To flOJOO 
Or More 
ACHILLEA . 7 
ALMOND, Flowering. .35 
ALTHEA .37 
AMPELOP8IS .26 
ANTHEMIS . 10 
APPLES .3, 5, 6 
AQUILEGIA. 8 
ARENARIA . 7 
ARMERIA . 8 
ARBOR-VITAE 16, 17. 27 
ASH .24 
ASPARAGUS . 4 
ASTERS .7, 8, 28 
ASTILBE . 8 
BARBERRY .27, 37 
BASSWOOD .24 
BABY’S BREATH_9 
BEAUTY BUSH .....35 
BIRCH .24 
BITTERSWEET .26 
BLACKBERRIES .... 4 
BLAZING STAR . 7 
BLEEDING HEART .. 7 
BUDDLEIA .36, 37 
BUTTERFLY BUSH 
36, 37 
CAMPANULA. 7 
CANDYTUFT .9 
CANNAS .29 
CARAGANA .27 
CARNATION . 8 
CATALPA BUNGEI..25 
CEDAR.16-19, 27 
CHERRIES . 6 
CHINESE 
HEDGEWOOD .27 
CHINESE LANTERN 7 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 7, 8 
CLEMATIS.26 
CONEFLOWER .10 
COREOPSIS.10 
CORNUS .35 
CRAB, Flowering _39 
CRATAEGUS .39 
CURRANTS. 4 
CYDONIA .37 
DELPHINIUM.8, 11 
DEUTZIA .35 
DEWBERRIES . 4 
DIANTHUS .10 
DIGITALIS . 9 
DOGWOOD .35 
ELAEAGNUS .39 
ELDER, Golden.37 
ELM .24, 25 
EVERGREENS, How 
to Plant .12 
EVERGREEN 
WINDBREAKS.12 
EXOCHORDA .35 
FIR .12, 13 
FLOWER SEEDS . . 28, 29 
FORGET-ME-NOT f.. 9 
FORSYTHIA . 35 
FREE LANDSCAPE 
SERVICE .39 
FREE PREMIUMS. ... 2 
FUNKIA . 9 
GAILLARDIA.10 
GLADIOLUS .32, 33 
GOLDEN GLOW. 9 
GOOSEBERRIES . 4 
GRAPES . 3 
GRASS SEED .29 
GYPSOPHILA . 9 
HACKBERRY .25 
HEDGES .27 
HELIANTHEMUM_ 9 
"HEN AND 
CHICKENS” . 9 
HIBISCUS .10 
HIGH BUSH 
CRANBERRY .35 
HOLLYHOCKS . 9 
HONEYSUCKLE, 
Bush .27, 35 
HONEYSUCKLE, 
Climbing .26 
HORSERADISH . 4 
HYDRANGEA 35, 36, 39 
IBERIS . 9 
IRIS .30 
IVY .26 
JUNIPER . .14, 15. 18, 19 
KERRIA, White.35 
KOLKWITZIA .35 
LANDSCAPE PLAN 
SERVICE .39 
LATHYRUS. 9 
LIATRIS . 7 
LILACS .38. 39 
LILIES .32, 33 
LILY-OF-THE- 
VALLEY . 9 
LINDEN. American... 24 
LINUM . 9 
LUPINES .10 
LYCHNIS .10 
M4LLOW MARVEL.. 10 
MALTESE CROSS.... 10 
MAPLE.25 
MATRIMONY VINE ,.2j 
MOUNTAIN ASH.24 
MUGHO PINE.1* 
MYOSOTIS . 9 
OAK .25 
PAINTED DAISY .... 10 
PEACHES . 6 
PEARL BUSH__35 
PEARS . 6 
PEONIES .31 
PERENNIAL GUIDE.. 7 
PERENNIAL PEA. ... 9 
PERENNIALS.7-11 
PERIWINKLE .11 
PHILADELPHUS ....35 
PHLOX.11, 29, 40 
PHYSALIS . 7 
PINE .12. 14, 17 
PLATYCODON .11 
POLYGONUM .26 
POPLAR .24 
PLUMS . 6 
PLUM. Flowering.39 
PLUM, Purple Leaf. ..39 
PRIVET .27 
PUSSY WILLOW ..... .37 
PYRETHRUM.10 
QUINCE, Flowering.. .37 
RASPBERRIES . 4 
RED HOT POKER. ... 11 
RHODOTYPOS .11 
RHUBARB . 4 
RHUS .37 
ROSA RUGOSA ... 22. 23 
ROSES .20-23 
RUDBECKIA .9-10 
RUSSIAN OLIVE.39 
SALIX .24, 37 
SAPONARIA .10 
SCABIOSA .11 
SEA LAVENDER.10 
SEDUM.10 
SEMPERVIVUM . 9 
SHASTA DAISY .11 
SHRUBS .34-39 
SHRUB GUIDE. .34 
SILVER LACE VINE 26 
SNOWBALL.35 
SNOWBERRY .37 
SOAPWORT . 7 
SPANISH BAYONET. 9 
SPIREA .27, 36, 37 
SPRUCE .12, 13, 16 
SPRUCE, COLO. BLUE 13 
STATICE .10 
STOKES’ ASTER.11 
STRAWBERRIES ...4,5 
SUMAC .’..31 
SUN ROSE . 9 
SYMPHORICARPOS . .37 
SYRINGA . 35 
TAMARIX .37 
THORN, Scarlet.39 
TREES, Deciduous 24-25 
TRI TOM A . ,.11 
TUFTED PANSY .... 10 
VERONICA .11 
VIBURNUM .35-37 
VINCA .11 
VINES . ...26 
VIOLA .10 
WATER-LILIES.33 
WEIGELA .37 
WILLOW .24 
WISTERIA .26 
YOUNGBERRY .4, 5 
YUCCA . 9 
CHINESE ELMS. 
HOW to ORDER 
ORDER EARLY. If we receive your order 
before our rush shipping season, we can 
give it a little the best service, and you get 
first selection of stock. Orders are booked 
as they are received, but shipments are not 
made until the proper time to plant, unless 
otherwise requested. We are so organized 
that we can handle thousands of orders 
daily; there are four large railroads out of 
Hampton, and we get splendid shipping 
service to all parts of the United States. 
QUANTITY PRICES. We sell five trees of 
a variety at ten rate; ">0 at the 100 rate; 
500 at the 1000 rate, unless otherwise 
stated. Less than five of one variety at the 
each rate. 
With an 
Order 
Amounting 
To $50 j 00 
Or More 
Your choice, either one of the following: 
□ I COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE SHINER S! 
MEN. 3-4 ft. 
4 ONE DOLLAR BARGAINS. Your selection 
of the One Dollar Bargains given on the ca 
envelope. 
any 
— FERRIS guarantee 
We guarantee that Ferris nursery stock will reach the purchaser alive and in 
growing condition, and will replace, free of charge, any that does not, upon 
receiving your express or freight receipt with statement from the agent showing 
loss or damage, this damage receipt to be mailed to us immediately. 
Any tree or plant that dies the first growing season, we will replace at a cost of 
one-half the regular catalog price, customer to make report and have his order 
for replacement in our hands before October 10th, following date of purchase. 
We guarantee to every Ferris customer stock that is true-to-name and absolutely 
as represented. Any Ferris stock proven not to be will be replaced free of 
charge or the purchase price refunded. We cannot be held liable for any damage 
other than herein named. 
EARL FERRIS 
NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, except on orders under $1.00. Add 25c 
extra for sny order under $1.00. For Balling and Burlapping ever¬ 
greens, 50c per tree extra is required, as noted in the evergreen 
section of this catalog. 
IN SENDING MONEY you may remit by check, draft, postal or 
American Express money order, or cash in registered letter. Please do 
not send stamps as remittance with orders. On orders up to and including 
$5.00, ;ve require cash with order. On orders amounting to more than 
$5.00, we require either all cash with order, or, if customer prefers, 
one-fourth cash with order, balance C. O. D. 
IN CASE OF ERROR OR SHORTAGE please write us immediately. 
Check over your order carefully, searching through the packing for any 
small items you may have ordered, and if there are any errors, notify 
us at once, stating number of bales or boxes you have received. Should 
no complaint be made within 10 days from receipt of goods, it will be 
mutually understood that the order is satisfactory. Do not return stock 
unless so instructed by us, for we cannot give credit for returned goods. 
See Guarantee for shipments that arrive damaged. 
PARCEL POST SHIPMENTS. If nursery stock is ordered by parcel 
post, and no money included for postal charges, we will send the trees 
or plants as directed. If possible, with the understanding you will remit 1 
postage as soon as goods are received. Large orders by parcel post will [ 
be sent with the postage C. O. D., which automatically insures the ship- I 
rnent and makes it safer. If the size or weight of the bundle is outside If 
of the oarcel post limit, or contains stock difficult to handle by parcel 1 
post, we reserve the right to change the routing to express or freight. *■»' 
so be sure to give us your express and freight address if different than 
post office. 
BARGAIN COLLECTIONS CANNOT BE DIVIDED OR CHANGED IN 
ANY MANNER. 
IN SHIPPING EVERGREENS the larger sizes will have to go by 
freight or express. Medium size Evergreens, and the two, three and four 
times transplanted windbreak Evergreens in Norway Spruce, Jack Pine, 
etc., should not be Bailed and Burlapped, as they are grown too dost 
in the rows to ball satisfactorily. Do not be afraid to have Balled Ever¬ 
greens shipped by freight, for their roots are packed solidly in the earth 
they have been growing in for years, and they can be on the road for 
weeks without any damage whatever. In the past, however, we have found 
that freight shipments of Evergreens traveled quite rapidly with little 
or no delay. We always advise that large, heavy, specimen Evergreens 
be Balled and Burlapped, and shipped by freight. 
MARKING SPECIMEN TREES FOR SHIPMENT FROM ONE OF OUR MANY ORNAMENTAL FIELDS. 
When driving through Iowa stop at our 
big nursery in Hampton, at the cross 
roads of U. S.-6S and Iowa-10. 
S IXTY-EIGHT years ago, S. W. Ferria started a small Nursery 
business in northern Iowa. He started business with the 
principal idea that satisfied customers would build a Nursery 
business that would be a credit to him and his community. 
As the years went on his son, Earl Ferris, conceived the idea 
of extending this business to have a nation wide scope, by the 
use of a mail order catalogue. 
Hardy, northern grown trees from the Earl Ferris Nursery are today 
planted and grown successfully in every state in the Union. Nursery 
customers throughout the country have, after years of buying, 
come to realize that northern grown stock grows better, and is 
thriftier than stock grown in any other part of the country. 
Today, S. W. Ferris II, under the able guidance of Earl Ferris, 
is carrying on the management of the firm. He is building one of 
the largest Landscape Departments in the middle west, and this 
comes entirely free to Ferris customers. This service has been 
tried and proven successful by thousands of people throughout the 
country, who desire assistance in beautifying their home grounds 
by a balanced planting at a low, reasonable cost. 
Hundreds of new varieties are yearly tried at this Nursery, 
hut only the varieties that prove hardy and dependable in 
this severe northern climate, are listed in the Ferris cata¬ 
logue. We invite you to become one of the many thousand 
customers who are satisfied with the stock and service de¬ 
livered by the Ferris Nursery, and we hope you and your 
families will be continually served by generations of the 
Ferris’s. 
TO OUR OLD CUSTOMERS 
We thank you for the orders you have given us in the past. 
We desire to serve you again and we will always do our best 
to make you well satisfied with our stock and service. We 
welcome you to drive to Hampton and see the hundreds of 
acres of trees, shrubs, plants, as well as the finest ornamental 
evergreens grown in the United States. 
Your choice, either one of the following: 
□ 7 POPULAR ROSES. (I each: Red Radiance, 
Radiance, Frau Karl Druschki, Mrs. Chas. 
Lady Hillingdon, Ezcelsa and Gardenia.) 
HANDSOME PERENNIALS. (5 each: Delphi 
Pink 
Bell, 
25 
urns. Anthemis, 
Yucca.) 
Dianthus, Shasta Daisy 
* 
planting; difficulties are our business. If we 
— write us. 
Ferris’ Evergreens Are Dug Fresh for Each Order. These Balled and 
Burlapped Concolor Fir Were Enroute to Our Customers in Two 
Hours’ Time. 
S. W. FERRIS 
Following the Civil Wsr, In 1669. 
S. W. Forrii founded our nursery, 
building n reputation of unusual Qual¬ 
ity and Servlet. 
The Largest Field of Pyramidal 
Arbor-Vitae in America; Grown 
at Our Nursery. 
To encourage our customers to order early, so that 
we can give you not only the first selection of stock, 
but also the very best service, we are offering the 
following wonderful FREE PREMIUMS with any 
orders you send to us within two weeks of the time you receive this catalog, 
they are given where cash in full accompanies your order. We cannot allow 
the premiums where not requested on the original order. 
choice, either one of the following: 
16 POPULAR PERENNIALS. (4 each: Alaska 
Daisies. Coreopsis, Platycodon and Aquilegia.) 
30 BEAUTIFUL NAMED IRIS. (6 each: Purple 
Queen, Madame Chereau, Gertrude, Queen of May I 
and Sambucus Beethoven.) 
With an 
Order 
Amounting 
To $5.00 
Or More 
Your 
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